A treatise on physiology and hygiene for educational institutions and general readers .. . swell at the same time. ~No one can meditate a poem and drive a saw simulta-neously without dividing his force ; he may poetize fairly and saw poorly ; orhe may saw fairly and poetize poorly ; or he may both saw and poetize indif-ferently. Brain-work and stomach-work interfere with each other if attemptedtogether. The digestion of a dinner calls force to the stomach, and tempo-rarily slows the brain : the experiment of trying to digest a hearty supper, andto sleep during the process, has sometimes cost t
A treatise on physiology and hygiene for educational institutions and general readers .. . swell at the same time. ~No one can meditate a poem and drive a saw simulta-neously without dividing his force ; he may poetize fairly and saw poorly ; orhe may saw fairly and poetize poorly ; or he may both saw and poetize indif-ferently. Brain-work and stomach-work interfere with each other if attemptedtogether. The digestion of a dinner calls force to the stomach, and tempo-rarily slows the brain : the experiment of trying to digest a hearty supper, andto sleep during the process, has sometimes cost the careless experimenter hislife. The physiological principle is to do only one thing at a time, if youwould do it well.—Br. E. H. Clarke: Sex in Education. 8. Work or Exertion.— The best time to make great exertion is about 43. Strong emotion ? The tongue of tlie patient ? 44. Eating between meals? Severe exercise? Sleep after meals? 124 DIGESTION. 45. The Kidneys.—Besides those already described, the abdominalcavity contains other important organs, viz., the kidneys and -The Kidneys and Bladder. two hours after a meal. It is not a goodtime before breakfast, although moderate workmay be then performed ; and those who goto work before breakfast should first take acup of hot milk, tea, or coffee, or other sim-ple food. The body is weakest before breakfast. Violent or rapid exertion made by chil-dren, and also by stout and aged people, ofteninjures, and sometimes causes disease of theheart, when the same taken in the ordinaryway would do no harm. Rapidly runningup stairs, or to meet a train, sometimes causesdeath. Hence, while exercise is of the utmostimportance to health, it should be taken ina regulated and rational manner, and particu-larly by those who have passed the periodof youth. But disease of the heart, even inyouth, may often be traced to indiscretion inthis particular, whether in rowing, running,or jumping.—Edivard Smith on Tight Clo
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